Roadside Assistance; what are our options in case of a major breakdown?

[Gmc28]

7 hours ago, p6x said:

Unfortunately, as with EVERY insurances, as long as you pay the premiums, everything goes well. Then when you need assistance, this is when you discover that what you thought was covered, is in fact NOT!

With AMA, I paid for the tow option, but I did not know it was restricted to 35 miles. I thought it was "to the nearest dealership". With Guzzi, the nearest dealership may be hundreds of miles away. But the best came after; AMA told me I would not have gotten any roadside assistance anyway, because I needed to register the vehicles that may have needed it. Ahead of time.

Did you know that? I asked why don't you request to register at the time you tick the roadside assistance box? the answer was, it is indicated in the Terms and Conditions.

This is finnicky. To me, it seems they want to make sure they can get out on technicalities...

Hmm.  I guess I must have registered the bike with AMA at some point in the last 9yrs.  I think signed up with AMA for first time when riding the new-to-me red v11 from Oklahoma to Oregon some years ago, not knowing whether it was truly ready for the journey (seller said “no problem”, but of course that’s taken at my own peril).  Docc and good folks on this forum supported that excellent journey, with some hot tips when Red decided to just stop running in the middle of nowheresville north Texas…. But all ended well, with no tow.